Ever since their first game on April 11, 1962, the New York Mets have been the quintessential underdog. For the majority of the team's history, the organization has not been expected to win a lot of baseball games.
Despite the losing trend that has haunted the Mets, they have always had—and continue to have—one of the most passionate fanbases in all of sports.
Yes, there have been periods of dominant New York Mets baseball in their 48-year history.
One of the greatest periods was Tom Terrific and the "Quiet Man" Gil Hodges leading the 1969 Miracle Mets—a team that was not meant to win—to one of the most shocking World Series runs and victories of all time.
In 1973, Yogi's boys almost did it again with a team that amassed a mere 82 victorie ...
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2010 MLB Predictions: The Mets’ Return of Wright, Santana, and the Underdogs
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